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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: wrag on May 24, 2005, 10:25:36 AM
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Any suggestions?
Sturdy.
Removeable MB tray.
Tooless card and drive goodies.
Water cooling option, or ability to put it in.
No power supply got an OCZ powerstream 520.
ATX and BTX form factor.
Want this puppy to last as long as possible.
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http://www.chieftec.com/products/Workcolor/Dragon.htm
I bought mine locally with a nice power supply for just under $100. The one I have is the blue one on that page and everything goes in without any problems. Airflow is also very good with lots of fan places and if you wanted to mod a fan into the plexiglass window or the top of the case it is easily done as well.
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i've bought 2 cases. a WAY expensive one from "cool cases" and a cheap-o $40 case. both work fine.
Hap
ps. keep and eye on your power supply wattage recommendations.
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I have an older lian-li pc-60 and I like it. It's been updated a few times in the last couple of years so shop around. Not cheap, but it's easy to work with. The newer ones have a top exhaust fan and may let you use a single 120mm fan in the front instead of 2 80mm fans. The drive cage is removable and sits right in front of the airflow from the lower front intake fans. The only thing I don't like about the drive cage is that it does not allow for vibration-free mountings or toolless drive brackets, but the cage itself is sturdily mounted with thumbscrews and comes out quite easily.
It's aluminum so if you are rough with it then it may bend more easily than steel, but I haven't had any problems with that.
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http://www.kingwin.com/pdut_detail.asp?LineID=&CateID=1&ID=153
I have this one.